At the Paris Olympic Aquatic Center in the northern suburbs, the March of the Volunteers once again sounded, which made the Chinese audience excited. On July 29, local time, Chinese athlete Lian Junjie / Yang Hao lived up to expectations, leading the entire process and steadily winning the gold medal, making up for the Chinese diving team's regret of losing the gold medal in this event at the last Olympics.
In the men's synchronized ten-meter platform final of the Paris Olympics on July 29, Chinese players Lian Junjie/Yang Hao won the gold medal. Xinhua News Agency reported that after
won the championship, Yang Hao and Lian Junjie, who participated in the Olympics for the first time, were very modest. "Including the British combination Daley/Williams, everyone has the same strength, but they can't perform on the spot. We performed well." It's better, so we won the championship, but we are definitely not an invincible combination."
regained the lost ground, and the young partners dared to fight.
Chinese diving has the title of Dream Team and is one of the six major events of the Chinese Legion. However, compared with the success of the women's event, the men's event has relatively shortcomings. The men's doubles three-meter springboard lost gold at the Rio Olympics, and the men's doubles 10-meter platform failed to win the Tokyo Olympics.
On July 29, champion Chinese players Lian Junjie (fourth from left)/Yang Hao (third from left) stepped onto the podium. On the same day, in the men's synchronized ten-meter platform final of the Paris Olympic Games, Chinese players Lian Junjie/Yang Hao won the gold medal. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ying
To some extent, the men's 10-meter platform is the most challenging event for the "Dream Team", especially the returning British stars Daley and Williams partnered to participate in the double 10-meter platform. The two were also runners-up at the World Championships in Doha. At the Tokyo Olympics, it was Daley and teammate Marty Lee who won the gold medal, ending the Chinese team's four consecutive Olympic championships in this event.
The Chinese team sent young combinations Yang Hao and Lian Junjie to compete. Yang Hao is the new world championship champion. His combination with Lian Junjie has won three consecutive world championships. During the competition, Lian Junjie/Yang Hao continued their absolute dominance in the men's 10-meter platform synchronized event since 2022. The two people cooperated tacitly, and their movements were smooth and consistent, perfectly demonstrating the high difficulty, high quality and synchronicity of synchronized diving, and finally won the gold medal without any suspense. Daly/Williams also performed at a high level and won the runner-up spot.
Although both of them missed the Tokyo Olympics, they entered the Paris Olympics preparation cycle, especially starting from the second half of 2021, Lian Junjie and Yang Hao paired up to compete in the men's synchronized 10-meter platform, and they won championships along the way: 2022, In 2023 and 2024, he won three consecutive World Championships, the Asian Games, multiple World Cup championships, and various domestic events, becoming the true king of this event.
Lian Junjie, born in 2000, is known as "Big Eyes" in the Chinese diving team. However, Lian Junjie was initially remembered by the outside world not for his performance, but for his appearance. That was a past event: At the 2017 World Championships, Lian Junjie won the mixed doubles championship. At that time, a reporter asked: "I heard that you are responsible for the appearance of the team?" Lian Junjie hesitated for a moment, and then replied greenly: "Maybe." This interview video quickly attracted the attention of the outside world and was once It became a hot search topic.
In addition to their outstanding technical capabilities, the appearance of this new couple has also attracted the attention of Chinese netizens. The older Yang Hao not only has extraordinary strength, but also has outstanding appearance. He is often nicknamed "Daniel Wu in the diving world". The combination of "diving Daniel Wu" Yang Hao and the "big-eyed" handsome guy Lian Junjie is both good-looking and capable.
Before the game, the pair said in response to the issue of appearance, "I hope that the outside world will pay more attention to the sport of diving, and I also hope that everyone will see more of our performance on the field. Of course, we will also work hard to strive for appearance." and strength coexist. "
April 19, Lian Junjie (left)/Yang Hao in the game. On the same day, in the men's synchronized 10-meter platform finals of the 2024 Diving World Cup Finals held in Xi'an, Shaanxi, the Chinese combination Lian Junjie/Yang Hao won the championship with a score of 472.92 points. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang blog photo
This time at the Paris Olympics, the two people laughed from ear to ear after completing the last jump. "We have been cautious and alert before the game. After all, we have a mission in the Olympics and the burden is not light. In fact, It is precisely these factors that push us forward. "
Stay humble. Self-effacing is not an invincible combination.
"In the Paris Olympic cycle, I just asked myself to seize every opportunity and rely on my own efforts to achieve what I did not get in the Tokyo cycle. Try to come back in Paris," Lian Junjie said.
Yang Hao saw it clearly, "I think the double event tests cooperation and tacit understanding. If the individual movements are not completed well, the integrity will be affected." Yang Hao said that the opponents are very strong. Being able to win the championship is due to his on-the-spot performance. "Today actually depends on everyone's performance. We are not an invincible combination at all. The competition is about overall quality, including on-the-spot performance and the ability to adapt to the venue."
February 8, 2024 , Lian Junjie/Yang Hao (front) during the game. On the same day, in the men's synchronized 10-meter platform final of the diving event at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, the Chinese combination Lian Junjie/Yang Hao won the championship with a score of 470.76 points. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xue Yuge
A reporter asked whether you would be a little nervous to participate in the Olympic Games? Lian Junjie said frankly, "We have talked about stress at home, but we repeatedly told ourselves to lower the stress. If we always think about it, we will get nervous. If we don't think it's serious, our mentality will naturally calm down."
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